EP0080427A3 - Tool for opening oysters or other similar bivalve shell molluscs - Google Patents

Tool for opening oysters or other similar bivalve shell molluscs Download PDF

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EP0080427A3
EP0080427A3 EP82440038A EP82440038A EP0080427A3 EP 0080427 A3 EP0080427 A3 EP 0080427A3 EP 82440038 A EP82440038 A EP 82440038A EP 82440038 A EP82440038 A EP 82440038A EP 0080427 A3 EP0080427 A3 EP 0080427A3
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tool
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bivalve shell
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opening oysters
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Leon Couche
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G21/00—Table-ware
    • A47G21/06—Combined or separable sets of table-service utensils; Oyster knives with openers; Fish servers with means for removing bones
    • A47G21/061—Oyster knives with openers; Shellfish openers
    • A47G21/062—Oyster splitters working by forcing a knife or the like between shells
    • A47G21/065—Hand tools, e.g. shucking knives
EP82440038A 1981-11-24 1982-11-22 Tool for opening oysters or other similar bivalve shell molluscs Expired EP0080427B1 (en)

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AT82440038T ATE19587T1 (en) 1981-11-24 1982-11-22 DEVICE FOR OPENING OYSTERS OR OTHER SIMILAR DOUBLE SHELLS.

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FR8122120A FR2516775A1 (en) 1981-11-24 1981-11-24 USTENSILE FOR OPENING OYSTERS OR OTHER MOLLUSCS WITH BIVALVE SHELL ANALOGUE
FR8122120 1981-11-24
US06/497,641 US4551886A (en) 1981-11-24 1983-05-24 Oyster-opening tool

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EP0080427A2 EP0080427A2 (en) 1983-06-01
EP0080427A3 true EP0080427A3 (en) 1983-11-09
EP0080427B1 EP0080427B1 (en) 1986-05-07

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EP (1) EP0080427B1 (en)
JP (1) JPS58141111A (en)
FR (1) FR2516775A1 (en)

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FR2839253B1 (en) * 2002-05-06 2004-07-30 Jean Christophe Bernard OYSTER KNIFE
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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR599224A (en) * 1925-06-03 1926-01-07 Oyster knife
US1974766A (en) * 1932-11-16 1934-09-25 Alfred Mead Oyster opening apparatus
US1990424A (en) * 1933-12-11 1935-02-05 Briasco Anthony Safety oyster opener
FR827277A (en) * 1937-01-07 1938-04-22 Oyster cutter
FR1464856A (en) * 1965-11-25 1967-01-06 Tool for opening bivalve marine molluscs, oysters in particular

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GB191228522A (en) * 1912-02-28 1913-03-20 Jean Danon Improvements in Apparatus for Opening Oysters and other Shellfish.
US1472179A (en) * 1923-02-08 1923-10-30 Peter C Lofland Oyster opener
FR1579646A (en) * 1968-06-21 1969-08-29
US3886628A (en) * 1974-01-11 1975-06-03 Maher Lawrence J Oyster shucker and method

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR599224A (en) * 1925-06-03 1926-01-07 Oyster knife
US1974766A (en) * 1932-11-16 1934-09-25 Alfred Mead Oyster opening apparatus
US1990424A (en) * 1933-12-11 1935-02-05 Briasco Anthony Safety oyster opener
FR827277A (en) * 1937-01-07 1938-04-22 Oyster cutter
FR1464856A (en) * 1965-11-25 1967-01-06 Tool for opening bivalve marine molluscs, oysters in particular

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EP0080427A2 (en) 1983-06-01
FR2516775A1 (en) 1983-05-27
JPS58141111A (en) 1983-08-22
FR2516775B1 (en) 1984-02-03
US4551886A (en) 1985-11-12
EP0080427B1 (en) 1986-05-07

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